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Wong Homers Twice, Santos Earns First Triple-A Win at Syracuse

August 25, 2022 - International League (IL)
Worcester Red Sox News Release


SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Worcester Red Sox (61-59) homered three times and scored in each of their first four offensive innings on the way to a 9-1 win over the Syracuse Mets (51-69) on Thursday night.

Two pitches into the game, Connor Wong put the road team on the board, smacking a leadoff solo shot to right-center at NBT Bank Stadium, the first of two on the night. Since returning to the WooSox lineup from injury on August 13, Wong is now 16-for-45 (.356) with six homers, 10 extra-base-hits and 13 RBI.

Worcester continued to pile it on against Syracuse starter Harol González, putting two on with two out in the second. Nick Sogard worked a 2-0 count, then pulled a line drive down the right field line for a two-run double. The double gave Sogard his fifth two-bagger in August and extended his on-base streak to eight games.

Leading 4-0 in the third, Pedro Castellanos made it 6-0 with a two-run blast to left off a hanging breaking ball. Castellanos, who entered the night slashing .292/.326/.431 over 35 games with Worcester, notched his fourth Triple-A home run with the swing. An inning later, Wong delivered his fourth multi-RBI game of the month with a run-scoring groundout.

After taking the loss in his first three Triple-A starts, starter Victor Santos turned in his best performance with the WooSox. Santos carried a no-hitter two outs in to the fifth, finishing the night with the following line: 6 IP, 3 0, 0 R, 1 BB, 11 K. The eleven-strikeout effort ties a professional career high, a mark the right-hander set in 2018 in the Gulf Coast League.

Wong cracked another homer in the eighth for good measure, this time a three-run long ball to left that left the ballpark entirely.

Behind Santos, Worcester's bullpen continued its dominance-A.J. Politi and Geoff Hartlieb kept the Mets off the scoreboard in the seventh and eighth, respectively. In the ninth, Durbin Feltman allowed an unearned run a runner reached on a dropped popup, then scored after a Nick Dini RBI single.

Over its last nine games, the WooSox bullpen has posted a 1.48 ERA (7 ER in 42.2 IP).

The WooSox continue the six-game road series on Friday at 6:35 p.m. against the Syracuse Mets. On the mound, Brian Keller (3-5, 3.38) faces Jose Rodriguez (1-3, 6.31). Radio coverage is live at 6:15 p.m. on 98.9 Nash Icon and the WooSox Radio Network.

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